Ukukhonza iNkosi kumele kube sendaweni eyodwa

12Lezi yizimiso lezahlulelo elizananzelela ukuzenza elizweni iNkosi, uNkulunkulu waboyihlo, ekunika lona ukuthi udle ilifa laloa, zonke izinsuku eliphila ngazo emhlabenib. 2 Lizadiliza lokudiliza zonke indawo lapho izizwe elizazixotsha elifeni lazo ezazikhonzela khona onkulunkulu bazo, entabeni eziphakemeyo lemaqaqeni langaphansi kwaso sonke isihlahla esiluhlazac; 3 lizadiliza amalathi azo, libulale insika zazo eziyizithombe, litshise izixuku zazo ngomlilod, liqumele phansi izithombe ezibaziweyo zabonkulunkulu bazo, lichithe ibizo lazo kuleyondawoe. 4 Lingenzi njalo eNkosini uNkulunkulu wenuf.

5 Kodwa endaweni iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu ezayikhetha phakathi kwazo zonke izizwe zenu ukubeka ibizo layo khona, lizadinga kundawo yayo yokuhlala; njalo uzakuya khonag, 6 lilethe khona iminikelo yenu yokutshiswa, lemihlatshelo yenu, lokwetshumi kwenu, lomnikelo wokuphakanyiswa wesandla senu, lezithembiso zenu, leminikelo yenu yesihleh, lamazibulo enkomo zenu lawezimvu zenui; 7 lidle khona phambi kweNkosi uNkulunkulu wenuj, lithokozek ngakho konke elibeke isandla senu kukho, lina labendlu yenu, iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ekubusise ngakhol. 8 Kaliyikwenza njengakho konke esikwenzayo lapha lamuhla, ngulowo lalowo loba yikuphi okulungileyo emehlweni akhem. 9 Ngoba kalikafiki ekuphumuleni lelifeni, iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ekunika lona. 10 Lapho selichaphile iJordani, selihlezi elizweni iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu elinika lona libe yilifa lenu, isiliphumuzile ezitheni zenu zonke inhlangothi zonke, selihlezi livikelekilen, 11 khona kuzakuba lendawo iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu ezayikhetha ukwenza ibizo layo lihlale laphoo; lizaletha lapho konke engililaya khona, iminikelo yenu yokutshiswa, lemihlatshelo yenu, lokwetshumi kwenu, lomnikelo wokuphakanyiswa wesandla senu, lezithembiso zenu zonke ezikhethekileyo elizazithembisa eNkosini. 12 Njalo lizathaba phambi kweNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu, lina lamadodana enu lamadodakazi enu, lenceku zenu lencekukazi zenu, lomLevi ophakathi kwamasango enup, ngoba engelasabelo lelifa laniq. 13 Ziqaphele ukuthi unganikeli iminikelo yakho yokutshiswa kuyo yonke indawo oyibonayor; 14 kodwa endaweni iNkosi ezayikhetha kwesinye sezizwe zakho, lapho uzanikela iminikelo yakho yokutshiswa, lalapho uzakwenza konke engikulaya khonas. 15 Kanti ungahlaba udle inyama, phakathi kwawo wonke amasango akho, njengaso sonke isifiso somphefumulo wakho, njengokwesibusiso seNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, ekunike sonat; ongahlambulukanga lohlambulukileyo angakudlau, njengomziki lanjengendluzelev. 16 Kuphela lingadli igazi; lizalichithela emhlabathini njengamanziw.

17 Awulakudlela emasangweni akho okwetshumi kwamabele akho leyewayini lakho elitsha, leyamafutha akho, loba amazibulo enkomo zakho lawezimvu zakho, loba yikuphi kwesithembiso sakho osithembisileyo, loba iminikelo yakho yesihle, loba umnikelo wokuphakanyiswa wesandla sakho. 18 Kodwa phambi kweNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho uzadlela lokho endaweni iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ezayikhetha, wena lendodana yakho lendodakazi yakho, lenceku yakho lencekukazi yakho, lomLevi ophakathi kwamasango akho; njalo uzathaba phambi kweNkosi uNkulunkulu wakhox kukho konke obeka isandla sakho kukhoy. 19 Ziqaphele ukuthi ungamkhohlwa umLevi zonke izinsuku zakho elizweni lakhoz.

20 Lapho iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho iqhelisa umngcele wakho, njengokukhuluma kwayo kuwe, njalo uzakuthi: Ngizakudla inyama, ngoba umphefumulo wakho ukhanuka ukudla inyamaa; njengokwesifiso sonke somphefumulo wakho uzakudla inyamab. 21 Uba indawo iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ezayikhetha ukubeka ibizo layo khona ikhatshana lawe, uzahlaba enkomeni zakho loba ezimvini zakho iNkosi ekunike zona, njengokukulaya kwami, uzakudlela phakathi kwamasango akho, njengokwesifiso sonke somphefumulo wakhoc. 22 Ngitsho, njengalokhu kudliwa umziki lendluzele, ngokunjalo uzazidla; ongahlambulukanga lohlambulukileyo angazidla ngokufananayod. 23 Kuphela qaphela ukuthi ungadli igazie, ngoba igazi liyimpilo; ngakho kawuyikudla impilo kanye lenyamaf. 24 Ungalidli, uzalichithela emhlabathini njengamanzi. 25 Ungalidli, ukuze kukulungele labantwana bakho emva kwakhog, lapho usenza okulungileyo emehlweni eNkosih. 26 Kuphela izinto ezingcwele olazoi, lezithembiso zakho, uzazithatha, uye endaweni iNkosi ezayikhethaj. 27 Ulungise iminikelo yakho yokutshiswa, inyama legazi, phezu kwelathi leNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho. Legazi lemihlatshelo yakho lizathululelwa phezu kwelathi leNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, lenyama ungayidlak. 28 Qaphela uzwe wonke amazwi la engikulaya wona, ukuze kukulungele labantwana bakho emva kwakho kuze kube nininini, lapho usenza okulungileyo lokuqondileyo emehlweni eNkosi uNkulunkulu wakhol.

Isixwayiso ngokukhonza abanye onkulunkulu

29 Lapho iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho izaquma izizwe zisuke phambi kwakho lapho oya khona ukudla ilifa lazo, lapho usudle ilifa lazo wahlala elizweni lazom, 30 ziqaphele ukuthi ungathiywa uzilandele, emva kokuchithwa kwazo phambi kwakho, lokuthi ungabuzi ngonkulunkulu bazo usithi: Izizwe lezi zazikhonza njani onkulunkulu bazo? Lami ngizakwenza njalon. 31 Kawuyikwenza njalo eNkosini uNkulunkulu wakho; ngoba konke okunengekayo eNkosini, ekuzondayo, zikwenzile kubonkulunkulu bazoo; ngoba ngitsho amadodana azo lamadodakazi azo zibatshisile ngomlilo kubonkulunkulu bazo. 32 Yonke into engililaya ngayo, qaphelani ukuyenza; ungengezeleli kuyo, futhi ungaphunguli kuyop.